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[Written upside down across top of letter, page 1]
I see by the papers that you are at last in
under way holding courts &c &c
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Sunday
July 23rd 1876
My Dear Son
Yours of the 26th of June is the
last news I have had from you, with
the Bill of articles inclosed, Which are
still at Mr. Copelands & which is fifteen
miles form here. Mr. Grove committed
an error in having the things sent
there. We could have had them brought
out from Willis or Grand Lake much
sooner. I suppose you have heard of poor Mrs
Glazes murder by an negro in their em
-ploy, he attacked her in bed while a-
sleep just after daylight. Mr Glaze had
eat an early breakfast & had gone out to his
farm The negros object was to get money
he killed her with a hammer with which
he inflicted eight wounds upon her head
She lived over twenty four hours tho uncon-
cious all the time The negro was arrested
at Grand Lake the same day brought to Willis
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and hung to a tree before Mrs Glaze died
on Friday morning last. Sam is in Willis
he wrote me that he had engaged to work at the
factory. will commence this week sometime
I was so thankful you reached G. Lake in time
for the Train Charles came half an hour af
ter you left. Sam staid with us over three
weeks. Sallie has been sick tho not serious-
ly so has the ba Gaston also has been quite unwell
both are now up again, The balance of the fam
ily have kept well. But oh what a hot
hole this is. The ticks are awful Sallie & I
spend half our time in keeping them off ourselves
& the children. Well I think this thicket is only
fit for the original inhabitants. Wild beasts & insects
of all kinds. Sam wrote me that he could make
from three to three & a half dollars Friday the
work he is to do will be in the shade.
Yesterday we received some Papers from G Lake
the were of old date but new to us. Last night
& Today we are having more rain too much I fear for
Cotton Affectionately your
Mother Mary Jones